Coal has mostly been used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom. Between 2010 and 2021, the UK electricity generation from coal decreased considerably, from 41.5 million to 2.65 million metric tons, respectively. Overall, coal consumption has fallen for all uses due to new policies aimed at mitigating climate change. Heat generation has used the smallest amount of coal, at six thousand metric tons since 2015.
Amount of coal transformed to energy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by use
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Electricity generation
Coke manufacture
Blast furnaces
Patent fuel manufacture and low temperature carbonisation
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 28, 2022). Amount of coal transformed to energy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by use (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/554354/coal-transformation-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of coal transformed to energy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by use (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/554354/coal-transformation-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Amount of coal transformed to energy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by use (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/554354/coal-transformation-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of Coal Transformed to Energy in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2021, by Use (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/554354/coal-transformation-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Amount of coal transformed to energy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by use (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/554354/coal-transformation-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Amount of coal transformed to energy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by use (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/554354/coal-transformation-uk/
